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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The epigraph of The Stranger in the Woods consists of a quote by which famous philosopher?

2. The second image included prior to Chapter 1 of the text is an annotated illustration with what title?

3. In Chapter 12, it is revealed that Knight has one sister and how many brothers?

4. Finkel adamantly claims in Chapter 11 that he found no evidence of what object having ever come within the bounds of Knight's campsite?

5. In Knight's final letter to Finkel, he took which action for the first and only time?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what evidence was Trooper Vance basing her conclusion about Knight when she said, "No way did this guy emerge from the woods" (14)?

2. Describe the scene of Finkel's first visit to see Knight in jail.

3. How does Finkel go about portraying Sergeant Terry Hughes in a sympathetic light and for what purpose does he take this action?

4. What two images does Finkel include prior to Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods and why?

5. In what way does Knight often mix comedy and tragedy within his spoken and written comments presented by Finkel?

6. What do books symbolize within the narrative of The Stranger in the Woods?

7. Describe Knight's sole encounter with another human during his time living in the forest, according to Finkel in Chapter 5.

8. Describe the physical location of Knight's campsite.

9. Discuss one unsuccessful technique Finkel used in his efforts to connect with Christopher Knight, North Pond hermit.

10. How does Knight feel about the methods he used to survive 27 years in the woods of Central Maine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Finkel’s messages regarding the influence that natural selection and other evolutionary processes have on human behavior, as depicted in The Stranger in the Woods.

Essay Topic 2

What is Finkel’s message regarding the connection between solitude and wisdom and what tools are used within The Stranger in the Woods in order to get this message across to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

How does Finkel use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.

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